Marcia Coyle
Marcia Coyle, based in Washington, covers the U.S. Supreme Court. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MarciaCoyle
December 05, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief
Imputing Fraud | A Robert Jackson Connection | A Right to Discriminate?Bankruptcy is again on the argument docket today. We take a look at arguments by an amicus in that case.
By Marcia Coyle
6 minute read
December 05, 2022 | National Law Journal
In Justices Sotomayor and Alito, Supreme Court Emerges Divided Over a Free Speech ClaimThe two justices' questioning foreshadows a likely divide between the court's conservatives and liberals.
By Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
December 05, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief
At The Lectern: Week 2 | 'Operation Higher Court' | Meet Ethan TorreyTwo of the term's most closely watched cases will be argued this week. We take a look at the lawyers and cases.
By Marcia Coyle
9 minute read
December 01, 2022 | National Law Journal
Justice Jackson, Holding Courts Accountable, Charts Her Course in Criminal CasesA day after the justices denied review, Jackson, joined by Sotomayor, issued her second written dissent in the capital case Johnson v. Missouri. Kevin Johnson was executed Tuesday night.
By Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
December 01, 2022 | National Law Journal
US Supreme Court Will Hear Legal Challenge to Biden's Student Loan ProgramThe justices have ordered that arguments in Biden v. Nebraska will be held during the court's February argument session.
By Marcia Coyle
4 minute read
November 29, 2022 |
Quieting a Title | A 'Radical' Argument | Disappearing Appellate Court DecisionsThe justices wrap up the first week of their December argument session with a case about the Quiet Title Act. We checked in on an amicus brief by Pillsbury Winthrop partner about what the case means for local governments.
By Marcia Coyle
6 minute read
November 29, 2022 | National Law Journal
In Immigration Law, Chief Justice Roberts Says 'Shall' Means 'Shall,' or 'May?'A key question for Roberts was what to do if Congress fails to provide sufficient government resources to enforce a law's command.
By Marcia Coyle
5 minute read
November 28, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief
Alito-Hobby Lobby Letters | A Transgender Bar 'First' | Writing a Constitutional Law ExamThe Alito-Hobby Lobby story continues with an exchange of letters between the court's legal counsel and two members of Congress.
By Marcia Coyle
6 minute read
November 28, 2022 | National Law Journal
Justices Appear Skeptical of Prosecutions in 2 Public Corruption CasesThe cases are being watched for whether the justices continue a trend of limiting the government's use of the "honest services" fraud law.
By Marcia Coyle
6 minute read
November 27, 2022 | Supreme Court Brief
At the Lectern: December's Big Month | Judge-Shopping, Texas-Style | Ethics FalloutThe justices are back on the bench this morning, and three of the term's closely-watched cases will be heard in this argument session.
By Marcia Coyle
8 minute read
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